Future of Social Media and Marketing for Business

By Wendy K Cooley

Social media marketing for business has become a way to promote a small businesses that is inexpensive and effective. Small business owners that are posting on many sites could be a waste of time and money in marketing.

Examining Children

Examining children is one way to learn about the future of social media and marketing? Watch a child on the computer and what he or she does with their time on the Internet and what sites the child is visiting regularly.

Snapchat is one that children enjoy to send messages or "notes" back and forth to one another. Instagram is another area of interest in children. Sixty-one percent of teenagers enjoy Tumblr as their favorite site. Tumblr was more popular than Facebook which came in at 55%. Teens will soon be adults and bring some of the same habits as adults.

World Wide and Marketing

The future of Social marketing is a worldwide view, according to Emarketer Brazil is on of the many emerging regions for the savvy in social media. Brazil has the second highest rating for Twitter users in the world. Brazil has increased by 208 percent in time on Facebook since last year.

Social Networking is Here To Stay

Marketing your business through online social sites is essential for success. The word-or-mouth advertising is one of the best through social sites. If you obtain the trust of one person and through social media it can grow quickly.

Google+ will continue to grow next year. Google+ has created features that are great for businesses. Such as Google Authorship, if you have a business and have not connected with Google Authorship you need to do that as soon as possible.

The future cannot be predicted, so no telling what is to come in the long-term future of social media, but it appears that at least for a while Facebook and Twitter are not going anywhere.

Mobile use continues to grow as people leave their computers and laptops and work from their phones. Many sites have included apps on the phone to help with making the change. Video is also a way to market for your small business.

Marketing with social media is the future in marketing. Make sure to research where your market is going for their social media needs. One way of doing this is check out your competition. On what websites are your competition posting to get marketing completed.

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